A meeting in February of 40 nontheist Friends at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, England, decided to organise with a view to becoming a recognised special interest group of Britain Yearly Meeting. A steering group of six Friends was appointed to take the work forward. The steering group resolved to call the new organisation the Nontheist [...]
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What Next for Quaker Nontheism?
Minute and Epistle of the gathering of nontheist Friends at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Britain, Feb 18-20 2011 “There are nontheist Friends… Friends who might be called agnostics, atheists, sceptics, but would nevertheless describe themselves as reverent seekers.” So began the report of the first formal workshop for nontheist Friends, held in New York State [...]
Godless for God’s Sake: Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism
Order from Quakerbooks.org (US) (listed under “Universalism”) Order from Amazon.co.uk (in the UK) In this book edited by British Friend and author David Boulton, 27 Quakers from 4 countries and 13 yearly meetings tell how they combine active and committed membership in the Religious Society of Friends with rejection of traditional belief in the existence [...]
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Nontheistfriends.org presents the work of Friends (Quakers) who are more concerned with the natural than the supernatural. Some of us understand “God” as a symbol of human values and some of us avoid the concept while accepting it as significant to others. We differ greatly in our religious experience and in the meaning we give religious terms.
- Getting Beyond the Words: Nontheist Friends Network at Britain Yearly Meeting Gathering Canterbury 2011 September 22, 2011
- Identity Creation: Nontheist Quaker May 31, 2011
- New Nontheist Friends Network in Britain April 27, 2011
- What Next for Quaker Nontheism? February 23, 2011
- In Search of Religious Radicalism February 10, 2011
- Doctrinally Open Membership in the Religious Society of Friends December 5, 2010
- Roots and Flowers of Quaker Nontheism September 16, 2010
- One nontheist’s understanding of “the light” of Quakerism March 19, 2010
- A liberal Quaker rant against conservative-leaning liberal Quakerism March 25, 2006
- Welcome! April 10, 2006
- What is a Nontheist? September 20, 2006
- Nontheism among Friends at Powell House – report January 9, 2009
- God Circle May 10, 2007
- Two cheers for Quaker history July 27, 2008
- A Different Understanding of Scripture January 20, 2009
- Powell House Nontheism Among Friends March 2, 2007
- Greg Kells: Very well put, and very helpful. I wish I would ha...
- Divinity: A Nontheist Take « Leftist Quaker: [...] a nontheist Quaker is still somewhat controv...
- Matt: Hello again, Sorry if you have been waiting some...
- James Riemermann: Hi, Aileen. The word nontheist as used by Friends ...
- Miriam Yagud: Matt, I haven't heard this word before. It sounds...
- Aileen Maxwell: Hi James, I rather like metatheism, which I would...
- James Riemermann: Hi, Matt. I'm not sure if Miriam will be by to re...
- Matt: Would metatheist not be more appropriate?...
